Gilbert X. Drendel Jr. - Batavia, IL
Attorney at Drendel & Jansons Law Group
Family Law Lawyers in Batavia, IL
111 Flinn Street Batavia, IL 60510
Batavia Family Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Adoption
- Pre-Marital Agreements
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate Law
- School Law
Litigation: 70%
Attorney Information
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Awarded the Community Service Award by the Kane County Bar Association
- Awarded the Community Service Award by the Illinois State Bar Association, 1996 - Present
Education
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Legal Education
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961
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Non Legal Education
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Cornell College, 1958
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Member of Phi Beta Kappa
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Cornell College, 1958
Current Employment Position(s)
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Member
Past Positions
- Founding Director of the Old Second Bank of North Aurora
- Old Second National Bank, Director, 1970 - 1997
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1961
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1965
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1965
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1965
Other Affiliations
- Board of Trustees of Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa since 1993
- President of the Board of Trustees, Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, 2002 - 2005
- Village Attorney for the Village of North Aurora, 1967 - 2001
- Batavia School Board, 1974 - 1980
- Kane County Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- President of the Kane County Bar Association, 1976 - 1977
- Chairperson of that Bar Association's Family Law Committee
- First Chairperson of the Kane County Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1995 - 1999
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